Mapping the Victorian fires — By now, you're undoubtedly aware of the terrible bushfire tragedy that is unfolding in Victoria. — We've today pulled together a Flash Map, containing the latest up-to-date information about fire locations and their status from the Country Fire Authority (CFA).

Planes grounded by ‘Microsoft virus’ — I am not sure whom the French military is attacking these days. (I am told that relations with British tourists are much improved.) — But this morning I happened upon peculiar information while accidentally scanning the French paper Liberation.

Kaspersky breach exposes sensitive database, says hacker — SQL injection said to strike deep — A security lapse at Kaspersky has exposed a wealth of proprietary information about the anti-virus provider's products and customers, according to a blogger, who posted screen shots and other details …

Why Television Still Shines in a World of Screens — SUBSCRIBERS to print newspapers have gone missing, as everyone knows. Book publishers are also wondering where readers have disappeared to. — And yet television stands out as the one old-media business with surprising resilience.

The NYT API: Newspaper as Platform — There's been a lot of chatter about the newspaper industry in recent weeks — about whether newspaper companies should find something like iTunes, or use micropayments as a way to charge people for the news, or sue Google, or all of the above …

Digital Archivists, Now in Demand — WHEN the world entered the digital age, a great majority of human historical records did not immediately make the trip. — Literature, film, scientific journals, newspapers, court records, corporate documents and other material, accumulated over centuries …

Who's Messing with Wikipedia? — The back-and-forth behind controversial entries could help reveal their true value. — Despite warnings from many high-school teachers and college professors, Wikipedia is one of the most-visited websites in the world (not to mention the biggest encyclopedia ever created).

I'm a PC and I'm 4 and a half! — In the latest Crispin Porter & Bogusky ad in their $300 million ad campaign, set to air Sunday night during the Grammy awards, 4 and a half year old Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery to send a picture of her fish to her parents, enjoy: